had a couple of beers here. no food. Nice enough place. Mquite busy, seems quite popular...

This newer Distillery location retains some of the charm of the original Mt. Hope restaurant, but definitely feels like a half-notch down. The service is more reliable, but the food is usually not quite as good. It's up to snuff, just...slightly blander. But it's still the same Distillery staples, the decent (but not amazing) beer list, the daily specials and half-price apps, the crowd-pleasing appetizers, the burgers. The decor is certainly clean, and has the trademark wooden booths. I may have become jaded by years and years at the original spot, but I find myself wondering why there are always so many people at this location. Day or night, weekday or weekend, it's almost always difficult to find a parking spot. It's sort of a just-good-enough place for many purposes, I suppose. Bar food, decent array of TVs, full bar, jukebox, good service...but, as is the case in many sit-down restaurants, the prices have risen and are no longer a good deal. When I get around to reviewing the Mt. Hope restaurant, I'll say more about it, but it used to be fantastic for late night munchies. Now it's a significant commitment. I often see families there also - this is a far cry from how it used to feel! That's not to knock family-friendly service, just that the character has gotten more commercial. Despite this, you can still get a decent meal and pint there, and probably not pay too much, and be treated well, and not usually have to wait. It's mostly nothing new, so if you've been burned out on the appetizers, it's not exciting so much as functional. read more

While visiting an area vendor, we ended up at the Distillery. Lucky for us, they take reservations such that we had no wait for our party of 8. The place was pretty busy at noon on a Thursday. We walked past the stainless steel bar with TV's completely surrounding the area above it. I imagine this would be a pretty good place to watch the game, whatever game that is. The menu is an extensive mix of sandwiches, burgers, salads, and sports bar type appetizers. I opted for the buffalo chicken salad, impressed that you can make healthy by getting grilled chicken instead. When the salad arrived, the chicken looked quite naked, but it had plenty of buffalo flavor. The greens were a nice mix - not the standard bagged iceberg with carrots and purple cabbage mixed in. The salad could've used more toppings, but I would still order it again. The rest of the group got sandwiches and burgers, many opting for sweet potato fries. The server tried to tempt us with beer specials, but it was a work lunch, and I'm not in the advertising business in the 60s. read more

I know the Distillery is a staple in Rochester, but I've been here twice and I'm not all that impressed. The service the last time (Mt Hope location) was slow, I got the same burger hoping it would taste different, but it didn't. It had a very charred taste to it. However, it does seem like an ok place to hang out. Very bar/night life friendly. read more

This iteration (the one on Winton) is more or less an upper class Rochester sports bar. It's sports bar atmosphere, sports bar drinks, sports bar food, sports bar patrons. But, compared to the never-ending stream of sports bar competition in Rochester, the Distillery is a few notches higher up the food chain. read more

Very few people at 5:30 last night. Seated right away. First noticed 4 men (management?) standing in front of kitchen in a discussion - all with their masks down around their chin. Most of the kitchen staff was visible from my seat and very few were wearing masks, carrying on conversations over the cooking stations. Some had a mask but were not worn properly. Servers wore masks into and out of the kitchen. Ordered fish fry - in the past they had a very good one - not so today. Our waitress didn't charge us for mine. I will not go back here until we have a vaccine. Get it together Distillery- you have a responsibility to protect your customers. read more

I will never go back. Ordered a chicken fajita was disgusting. They charge $16.95 for 10 wings. Very very high prices. I understand with Covid prices would go up. But since March 2021? When signing my credit card statement for them, the waitress tried to give herself a $20 tip. I'm glad I noticed that. I would have gladly given it to her if she was at least nice. How many people has she taken advantage of? read more

Went for happy hour, and everything went pretty well. There was no parking though, which was kind of hassle. Just had some appetizers, nachos, and spinach & artichoke dip. You should always serve that with fresh bread imo, but they go with chips. It was okay, nothing stood out, but no complaints either. Service was okay, but not exceptional. It's a nice location though, and sitting outside on a nice night is enjoyable. Prices looked a tad high, but not too bad. read more

Ice. Cold. Beer. Lot's to choose from. Bartenders are always very friendly at this location (not so much at the Greece location). Food is good for bar food. Wings are great - new buffalo garlic sauce is AWESOME! Always clean. read more

This place is pretty good. I don't ever expect much out of sports bars food-wise but we actually come here for burgers and wings from time to time. The service is OK as well as the cleanliness. They have some sort of Guinness sauce here that's really yummy. The Distillery is a good place to satisfy a random bar food craving without having to go to some gross college bar with sticky floors. read more

Great service Fried pickles super good. Buffalo wings top shelf. Chicken tenders outstanding for sure. Big party for lunch and they did a great job. Easy parking. Highly recommended for some casual food and fun. read more

I visited the distillery on Mt. Hope a few times. The food is okay but not anything to brag about. The service isn't bad. But last night my friends and I went to the distillery to eat in and it was atrocious. One of my friends is vegan. I don't know if this restaurant has vegan options and he assumed they didn't have either. His order was French fries and vegetables. About 5 minutes in the chef comes out of the kitchen and yells "who the f ordered vegetables and French fries". I found that to be rude and unprofessional. His meal choice might sound weird but you don't make a rude comment or judge someone's dietary needs. I think the staff needs to be trained on professionalism. I also think the menu should cater to everyone's needs including vegans. read more

Will never eat from there again. Got takeout today for $80. Cold, soggy wings with barely any sauce. Pizza that was somehow cold and burned at the same time. $11 for a Caesar salad that was just romaine lettuce with some croutons thrown on top. The burrito bowl portion size was so small that my 11 yr old ate the entire thing in 5 mins. Expensive, small portions, low quality food. The Distillery has been going down hill for the past three years, but this is a new low. read more

Go-to restaurant and bar with amazing service. Literally everyone here knows your name. Ask for Brianna and Jamie and Kerri at the bar. Definately ask for Brianna.. Best server ever! Great food and great brews... It's the spot to catch a game. read more

My boyfriend and I come here all the time to eat. We absolutely love this place and prefer The Distillery over any other place. I always order the Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wrap with BBQ sauce and no blue cheese dressing with fries and side of BBQ sauce. Let me tell you the BBQ sauce is the best sauce I ever had! The chicken in the wrap is so tender and falls apart with every bite. My boyfriend use to get the Chipotle Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich with fries and a side of BBQ sauce to dip the sandwich in. He loved it and I loved the wrap, that's why we come here like every Wednesday or Sunday. The only downside is they recently updated their menu and got rid of his favorite sandwich. But every time we come here, they still make it for him, they just don't have chipotle sauce. I think that's really awesome that we can still come here and enjoy our favorite menu together. read more

How is it considered breakfast or brunch when you dont open til lunchtime? That makes no sense at all

Stopped for lunch today and had a Guinness bacon burger which was pretty delicious. Outdoor patio was open and it was in really good condition. Place looks super well maintained and has a good sized menu. First time for us at this location and wouldn't mind stopping back if we are in the area. read more

This place never fails to disappoint! Order a sandwich with fries to go? No fries when you get home! Order a beer at the bar? Half full of foam! Too big, too dark, bad food, poor service. Overall, a disappointment over and over again, which is a shame since I live so close. The few good things about it: large beer selection, multitude of TVs for watching games, and good outdoor space in the summer, but these hardly make up for the rest of the shortcomings. read more

Went here on a Wednesday evening with a group for a birthday. Ive enjoyed the distillery in the past but this location does not seem to be on par with the others. The appearance of the restaurant creates a nice atmosphere in the summer. The beer selection is great but the food has been average at this location the couple times I have been there. The rating is a two instead of higher because the service was extremely slow despite not being that busy. There was 9 of us and no one ordered more than two items. It took almost three hours to get everything. There was a larger party next to us that got there later and left earlier than us. The waitress was nice enough when around but there was a lot of time between visits. I most likely would not return, there are similar places around the area which are better overall. read more

I was really hoping for a good meal since breakfast at the Cracker barrel sucked. We ordered pretzels, deviled eggs and 10 wings. I wanted to enjoy some buffalo wings and the boy wanted Asian something... I ordered specifically that way, we each wanted different flavors. So we wait and the food comes out. The wings are on on the same plate with the sauces and tell mixed together. Gross. So now that I didn't get to eat a decent meal yet today I'm crabby. But yay I got to pay for both meals even though I didn't get to eat. Maybe if I wasn't so picky I would live a better life. Sauces don't mix. If you specify each person wants wants different flavor then they should be on different plates. I've never been a cook and I know this simple law of liquid. It travels. It mixes. It's gross. Am I the only person on earth that doesn't want the sauces combined? read more

Conveniently located near where I live. Nice place to grab a quick bite. Sunday - Thursday after 9PM, half priced appetizers. I have to negatives to add. They took the onion soup and the boned in chicken wings out of the half price appetizer options. I am assuming they did that to cut cost, or that they do it from stats that people buy it regardless of the days and times. read more

The Distillery Restaurant Henrietta - Sports Bars Near Me - Henrietta, New York

Yikes! I hope I don't get sick... With so much great food that Rochester has to offer, I was hoping for a better experience then the one we just had at the Distillery. We started with drinks- a Scotch Ale which left little to be desired and a coffee (not a large beer selection like Tap and Mallet or McGregor's) besides for the soapy glass, - the beer tasted flat. We ordered a "pretzel roll" for our app. We got a sandwich bun... cut for a burger or something to go in between it- and the "cheese" that came with it..... Not really even sure what that was? Cheese? I don't think so. In any event, the entrées that followed were equally unimpressive. Wouldn't recommend- not even to my worst enemy! read more

We went to have dinner. Oh boy was it bad. If I could leave no stars I would have. Nothing was fresh. It was as processed as McDonald's, but twice the money. The beer was flat and the glass was not rinsed out enough. Tasted like soap. Not good at all!!! Will NEVER EAT There EVER again!!!!!!! read more

Horrible customer service, they took our large reservation, we showed up and they said we had to be gone in 60 mins because they server that took our reservation screwed up even though we heard them talking to the hostesses when we were on the phone read more

I was deeply concerned reading the reviews here. I ate here 5 years ago and the food back then was very good. I'd rate it 9/10 with their onion rings 9.5/10. Did the food quality went down or something? The onion rings were clearly a home run, I haven't had any better than. Crispy, crunchy, not too much flour batter, wonderful... The All Star burger, very delicious. I ordered medium rare, got medium. My wife ordered the hangover burger, also medium rare but it's almost well done. No pink at all in the patty. The burgers were very well made. Better than red robin, more flavor and very delicious! This is the same delicious burgers I remember 5 years ago. Food quality didn't change at all. Maybe overlooked the meat a little but nothing warrants the drastic poor reviews I'm seeing. Our server was Greg by the way. He memorized ALL our orders from 5 people with 5 modifications and executed them all without any errors without writing anything down. He even repeated the entire order from memory to confirm what we wanted. That was impressive! He earned his tip very well. Service was out standing as far as I'm concerned. 4.5/5 is what I would rate this place. The cooks need to keep an eye on how they cook the beef patties. Sorry Yelp, first time you guys let me down. I don't know what the heck you guys are talking about. read more

We happened upon the Distillery on a recent Saturday night. We were in the area and looking for a casual meal. We made the right decision. Our server, Andrew B, truly made the evening. He guided our dinner choices and helped us pick the right libations! I had the chicken spiedie and a blueberry ale and my husband had the chicken avocado sandwich with fries and a raspberry vanilla mule. Neither of us was disappointed. Andrew checked on us several times to make sure we were happy. We had a $10 off coupon which made the affordable prices even more affordable. We will be back and hopefully have Andrew as our server. read more

I stopped in for a quick dinner and sat at the bar. I ordered a beer and a menu. Ordered a burger, medium with fries. It was delivered by a waitress and I asked her for ketchup. She said "he'll get it for you" and disappeared. Thanks. By "he" I assumed she was referring to the bartender. He was in deep conversation on the other side of the bar with what I assumed were regulars. I waited. And waited. And waited. Finally he came by and I asked for ketchup. My cheeseburger was tiny, very well done and dry as saw dust. Nobody bothered to check back with me to see how it was. I kept eating it because I hadn't eaten all day. I finished my beer 1/4 of the way through my meal. The bartender was back talking to the same group as earlier. He made his way over to the guy to my left. My empty glass was sitting forward. Obviously empty. Then left to go back to his group. Amazing. I finished and pulled out my credit card. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. Never again. Peter P. needs to attend to improving things at his franchises, because I know he'd not allow this at Mt Hope! I would have liked to have a beer and watch the game ( and spend more money) but the service drove me away. ...and the food was terrible. read more

I've gone here to watch sports and eat/drink for a couple years and usually find good bartenders. I liked their pizza, but I'm really disappointed in the change in recipe for the buffalo chicken fingers. This used to be the only local place I could find that did them the way I like them, with a lighter flour coating. The past couple times I've gone I've noticed they switched to a very thick and crunchy almost KFC like coating that tastes more like fast food. The bartender and manager were both very nice and accommodating even though I told them I hate to complain. They mentioned that their new recipe is done in house, which sounds nice but something was off about my order. The chicken almost tasted rubbery. read more

Low rating because they don't honor their coupons. Should have been $10 off but small print made it $8.99. $1.01 is worth customer satisfaction?! Server didn't care and acted like a second string zombie. The distillery is not unique. Dozens of other area bars deserve your money. Customer satisfaction is zero!! read more

Everything was great. Service was prompt and courteous, and the food was well prepared. Steak in the Steakhouse Salad was perfectly cooked, the Cajun wings were well sauced, the French Onion Soup had a nice brown top and went well with the Ham and Cheese sandwich, and the Chicken Cobb Salad was just as it always is... excellent! read more

They added a gluten-free menu which is great for my 8 year old! And there is generally a diverse menu for kids

This is the place to be for late night college student. Wings are always good and there food selection is diverse enough to satisfied your late night cravings read more

I hope this goes to the owner because he really needs to do something about this server, I was in and I've had him a few times his name is gunner I believe and he's less than impressive. Every time we've needed something he's been to busy on his phone or talking to his coworkers. If I could give less than a one star I would. But something needs to be done. I come here for the atmosphere and the food is amazing but he's making it really hard to want to come back. Thinking I'll go to tulleys or Bar Louie next time.... read more

The ambience when we walked in made this one of the coolest places I've been to. Unfortunately the food did not live up to expectations. Chicken fajitas are actually more like a burrito, rolled up when their brought out & very dry. Husband had fish tacos which were good, however when he was asking about the beers on the Monthly Special for $3.50 the waitress suggested a pumpkins flavored beer. Which he enjoyed until we saw that it was $7! read more

Food was extremely subpar and seems to have gone down since my last visit. My boyfriend and I got the pizza and the chili to share. The portions are tiny and way overpriced. For not even two meals and drinks (nonalcoholic) we paid $30. I do not recommend this restaurant at all. read more

We had a baby shower here today and our server john was the best! He was there for everything we needed and was the nicest!

I was recently in Rochester on a business trip and a large group of us went to dinner here. One of the guys ordered up 50 wings which were really good. Personally, I would have gone with a hotter sauce, but the medium was good and tasty. I had the seared Ahi tuna which was sizable and quite good, even this far from an ocean! Good atmosphere with a ton of HD sets. Had too much soccer on for my taste, but in May when we are still four months removed from college football, sports on tv is slim pickings. If I wind up having to go back to Rochester, I think I will be more than willing to go back. read more

I was visiting the Rochester area but had lived here previously so I visited the location on Winton Rd. They have always had a god beer selection and this location had flights so I had the hop head flight which included two of my favorite beers. Caged Alpha Monkey and 90 minute IPA from Dogfish brewery. Fantastic way to have four beers and really only have one. Just had the nachos for a snack but they are awesome and piled high. This was a Sunday afternoon. Before heading back out we stopped back in for dinner and I had the pizza which was delicious but even better on Thursday's they do promotions and the mich ultra girls were there with free swag and had a drawing. I even got a free mich ultra after I bought one. I appreciate the free beer and swag but after the water beer I had another caged alpha monkey and my night was complete. Great place, great service and good food. What else can you ask for! I recommend it. read more

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Best spot to watch Football or any sports...come to distillery for a lot of TV's, great food, and strong drinks. There isn't a seat in the house that isn't next to a flat screen tv. read more

Really good food. I went there with my dorm hall for dinner. They were very accommodating; we had 30+ separate tabs and they seemed very happy to comply. I had the bacon n chicken club (I think..), and they had really good sweet potato fries. Service was a little slow but very acceptable for 30 orders. we were in and our in a little over an hour and fifteen minutes. I think the time will be less for smaller parties. read more